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Dr. Caranasos, Dr. Cheng and collaborators develop synthetic cardiac stem cell

January 3, 2017
Synthetic stem cells could offer therapeutic benefits, reduced risks.

Dr. Pulikal wins Best Thoracic Poster award at Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society meeting

November 21, 2016
  Ashish Pulikal, M.D. Congratulations to Ashish Pulikal, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgery resident at UNC, who won the Best Thoracic Poster award at the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society meeting in St. Pete Beach, FL, Oct. 19-22, 2016. The abstract was “Intralobar pulmonary sequestration in adults over 50. A case report...

UNC thoracic surgeons’ project with UNC/NC State biomedical engineers leads to a Medical Innovators Collaborative

September 6, 2016
Andrew DiMeo, PhD, a professor in the UNC/NC State biomedical engineering program. Drs. Haithcock, left, and Long, 2nd from let, talk to Richard Goldberg, Ph.D., at the “speed dating” event in summer 2015. The surgeons ended up working with Andrew DiMeo of the UNC/NC State biomedical engineering program. It all...

Dr. Egan presents research at the Aspen Lung Conference

June 26, 2016
Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc, made three presentations at the 59th Annual Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference in Aspen, CO, June 8-11, 2016. The Aspen conference is one of the most respected meetings for study of clinical problems affecting the lung. This year’s conference theme was Lung Transplantation: Opportunities...

Thanks from a supporter of Dr. Egan’s research: “If successful, it will help many more patients in need of lungs get their lives back”

May 19, 2016
Thomas Egan, M.D., M.Sc. Dr. Brian Goldstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at UNC Hospitals, recently thanked staff, of UNC Hospitals for their work with “Three Good Things” about UNC Hospitals that have been mentioned by patients, students, residents and financial donors. In one of the items, Dr....